Attacks on ships

10 Nov 2020 / Singapore Straits, Singapore

Armed pirates attacked three ships in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait within the span of six hours between Sunday night and Monday morning (8-9 November).

Ship equipment was stolen from one ship, and a lifebuoy from another. Nothing was taken from the third ship. There was no confrontation between the perpetrators and the crew.

As none of the perpetrators has been arrested, the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Centre (ISC) has urged vigilance, warning that the pirates might strike again.

These latest armed incidents take the total number of such attacks in the Singapore Straits this year to 31 so far.

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